Aviantours birdwatching tours

17/02/2025

Proud to have 47 "excellent" reviews on as a result of years of hard work promoting the natural history of Gibraltar and the nearby region, and our commitment to sustainable ecotourism. Join me on a , nature BirdPhotography tour www.aviantours.net

15/02/2025

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17/04/2018

Some amazing birding sightings today in Morocco including 10 migrants feeding in the same tree! - Willow Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Orphean warbler, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Wryneck, Pied flycatcher, Melodious warbler, Reed warbler, Nightingale and over 150 species so far!

01/12/2016

SPANISH IMPERIAL EAGLE - Aquila adalberti

An adult bird coming in low to hunt.

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18/07/2016

TURTLE DOVE - Streptopelia turtur

Rapidly diminishing due to the indiscriminate hunting in the Mediterranean basin, particularly North Africa and Malta. Such a beautiful dove. www.aviantours.net

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18/07/2016

MAGHREB LARK - Galerida macrorhyncha (Formerly known as Long-billed crested lark)

Large lark ID can be very tricky in the Iberian peninsular, much more so in Morocco, where two subspecies of Maghreb Lark (aka Long-billed Crested Lark) occur, formerly a subspecies of Crested lark. Within certain areas of Morocco, 3 subspecies of the extremely similar Crested lark also occur, further complicating ID. Knowing where each subspecies occur, and observing critical features of coloration and bill length is crucial to their ID, as in my experience, song/call are similar. For birding and bird photography tour in Morocco, contact us via www.aviantours.net

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27/04/2016

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04/04/2016

The curious case of the impaled Booted eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus!

Booted eagles breed mostly in Southern Europe and winter in equatorial & southern Africa. They are a numerous migrant over Gibraltar. However, sometimes nature presents you with unusual and yet striking image opportunities. I spotted this Booted eagle, and thought that it had a transmitter fitted on its back. Upon further inspection though on the camera's LCD, I realised that it wasn't a transmitter, but was in fact an impaled branch! The answer to this is actually pretty simple. Booted eagles sometimes hover when feeding and are well known for stooping onto the ground, often through thick canopy or thick tree cover. So whats happened here is whilst doing just that, it must have met with a branch which impaled itself on the bird, probably missing its vital parts. Yet it was seen here on active migration across the Strait and in good health! Astonishing! Click on the link to see more images.

28/03/2016

Our client Brian from the UK on our bird hide photography workshop today, being guided on how to maximise the potential of his camera setup. Here I offer advice on using Canon's flagship telephoto lens, the EF800L F5.6 lens 👌🏼 If your interested in participating in our bird hide photography workshops visit our website www.aviantours.net

06/03/2016

Clients observing & learning bird of prey identification over today 👌🏼 www.aviantours.net